Call for Interactive Sessions

Thea Radüntz, Martin Brenzke and Dominik Köhler

Striving for Equity: Navigating Algorithmic Fairness for AI in the Workplace

Marilisa D'Amico, Ernesto Damiani, Costanza Nardocci, Paolo Ceravolo, Samira Maghool, Marta Annamaria Tamborini, Paolo Gambatesa and Fatemeh Mohammadi

Building Bridges from and Beyond the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Regulating AI-based Discrimination in the European Scenario

Giulia Teverini, Joy Ciliani and Alessia Nicoletta Marino

Fairness, or not fairness, that is the question. Rethinking virtual assistants' responses from an ethical perspective

Teresa Scantamburlo and Silvia Crafa

Moral Exercises for Human Oversight of AI Systems

Elisabeth Späth

Artificial Intelligence for assessment in the context of asylum procedures – lessons learned and reflections upon fairness-related challenges via participatory methods and science-policy dialogue

Submission deadline: 29 March 2024
Acceptance Notification: 26 April 2024
Submission Website: EasyChair -- be sure to select the "Call for Interactive Proposals" Track

EWAF is dedicated to shaping discussions on fairness in Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities within the European context. Recognizing the crucial role of diverse perspectives in these discussions, we seek contributions that extend beyond the academic discourse, involving voices from industry, civil society, government, NGOs and other non-academic sectors.

This call invites contributions in the form of workshops, panels, unconferences and other interactive formats, to: 

1. Address gaps between theory and practice, research and policy, the multiple fields tackling ethical AI; 

2. Position European institutions, both research and governmental, and their impact on ethical AI; and 

3. Foster conversations between the different stakeholders involved in ethical AI, promoting interdisciplinary and cross-practice discussions. 

Proposals should align with EWAF’s goals of growing a diverse community and fostering robust discussions on ethical AI within the European framework. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:

• Regulation of AI

• Data Privacy

• AI's Impact on Public Services

• Influence of AI on European Labor Markets

• Influence of AI on European Democracies

• Impact of AI on vulnerable people and people on the move

• Discrimination in the European context 

• Real-world experiences and best practices implementing fairness interventions in industry

• We particularly value contributions that demonstrate practical applications and real-world case studies, making ethical AI principles tangible and relatable to various sectors

We kindly ask you to structure your session proposal by including the following:

• Clear roles and responsibilities. Please provide a coordinator (the person in charge of  executing the proposal and thus being the point of contact for the EWAF committee); a presenter  (the person expected to present the proposed session); and a documenter (contributions from the proposed session should be well documented and shared with the community).  

• Requirements. The proposal must be at most two pages long, and should address the  following requirements: 

• Title 

• Coordinator(s) 

• Presenter(s) 

• Documenter(s) 

• Format: Please indicate how you plan to carry out your session. Examples of formats include panels, debates, world cafés, knowledge cafés and fishbowls. We are also open to more innovative or uncommon formats such as art expositions. Please briefly motivate the choice of format. 

• Length: Please indicate how long you plan to make your session. Given EWAF’s  duration, we encourage 1,5 hours max. 

• Expected Audience

• Abstract: Please include a short description of your session, so that it may be included in the EWAF’24 schedule and website (<100 words). 

• Description: Please describe the problem/critique you plan to address with your session. What are the main goals of your session? What would you like to achieve, as organizer(s), from this session? What would you like to receive from the participants? If possible, please position your session within the ethical AI literature. Finally, please specify how your session adds/will add to the ongoing discussion within the European context. 

• Reporting plans: If applicable, please indicate how you plan to document the session. We plan to publish the documentation for all interactive sessions after the workshop. We would also ask you whether you plan to use said documentation after and outside EWAF 2024.

Given EWAF 2024’s size, we note that we are committed to work along with the accepted  proposals if needed or if requested by the proposal coordinator. We want EWAF to be a  welcoming venue for your session. 

Interactive session proposals will be evaluated by the Program Chairs in conjunction with the Interactive Session Chairs. Holistically, we are interested in all sessions that will enrich EWAF’s program with critical perspectives and that will contribute to interdisciplinary discussions. More specifically, sessions will be evaluated by i) their adherence to EWAF themes (please refer to the Call for Papers); ii) innovation in topic and format; iii) diversity in organizers.